1975-08-15 — WSM 650 AM ( Nashville, Tennessee )


WSM RADIO 65
Plays The Best MUSIC

WEEK OF 8/15/75
The HITS

TWLW ARTISTTITLEWKSNOTES
11 James TaylorHow Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)9
23 The Bee GeesJive Talkin'14
32 Mike PostThe Rockford Files8
49 Johnny RiversHelp Me Rhonda6
54 EaglesOne Of These Nights10
68 Janis IanAt Seventeen8
75 Van McCoy & The Soul City SymphonyThe Hustle10As large of an imprint McCoy had on the music industry as musician, producer, songwriter, singer, (cont in Goodies)
812 Three Dog NightTil The World Ends6
96 Olivia Newton-JohnPlease Mr. Please11
107 WingsListen To What The Man Said10
1110 Hamilton, Joe Frank & ReynoldsFallin' In Love13
1214 WarWhy Can't We Be Friends?8
1315 Glen CampbellRhinestone Cowboy5
1411 Captain & TennilleLove Will Keep Us Together2222 weeks! Extraordinary. Unfortunately, the song is not.
1517 Barry ManilowCould It Be Magic8
1621 AmericaDaisy Jane5
1719 Earth, Wind & FireThat's The Way Of The World6
1816 The Amazing Rhythm AcesThird Rate Romance14
1924 The Guess WhoRosanne3
2022 The OsmondsThe Proud One5
2125 Elvin BishopSure Feels Good3
2220 10ccI'm Not In Love11
2313 Elton JohnSomeone Saved My Life Tonight11
2418 Charlie RichEvery Time You Touch Me (I Get High)13
2526 OrleansDance With Me3
2629 Paul Anka With Odia Coates(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love4
27-- Leon RussellLady Blue2Apparently Extra counts as a week
2828 The Manhattan TransferClap Your Hands6Wikipedia doesn’t even know this was released as a 45. (cont in Goodies)
2927 Tony Orlando and DawnMornin' Beautiful5
3030 Pointer SistersHow Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side)9
 The SpinnersThey Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)Extra; New
 Seals & CroftsCastles In The SandExtra; New
 Barefoot JerryWest Side Of MississippiExtra; New
 Gene HughesThen You Can Tell Me GoodbyeExtra; New
 Roger WhittakerI Don't Believe In If Any MoreExtra
 Billy SwanEverything's The Same (Ain't Nothing Changed)Extra
 Lou ChristieSummer DaysExtra
 Jefferson StarshipMiraclesExtra
 The 4 SeasonsWho Loves YouExtra
 Dickey LeeRockyExtra
 Arthur AlexanderEveryday I Have To Cry SomeExtra
 Helen ReddyAin't No Way To Treat A LadyExtra


ALBUM CHARTS

TWLW ARTISTALBUMWKSNOTES
 James TaylorGorilla
 The Bee GeesMain Course
 EaglesOne Of These Nights

Music Director – Ted Johnson
Assistant Music Director – Mary Catherine Murphy

THIS LIST OF SONGS IS COMPUTED IN ORDER
MATHEMATICALLY BASED ON A SURVEY OF
NASHVILLE RECORD SALES, LISTENER RE-
QUESTS & THE WSM MUSIC DEPARTMENT'S
JUDGMENT OF A SONG'S APPEAL TO THE
WSM LISTENING AUDIENCE.

Cover:
RALPH EMERY
Mid Days 10:00 – 1:30 PM
Notes: (1) Ask Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman
their opinions re: Emery. (2) In Run C&W’s parody of
“Sweet Soul Music” “Poor Ralph has lost his memory.”
(The verse on Tanya Tucker-as was Tucker herself- NSFW.)

Song notes cont:
7. song arranger, orchestra conductor, it’s a shame
so many radio listeners know him primarily for
this song  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_McCoy
28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manhattan_Transfer
But it was. https://www.discogs.com/release/13078540
-The-Manhattan-Transfer-Clap-Your-Hands 

Survey note: ARTISTS & TITLES SHOULD BE IN CAPS